Softball team to play for regional title

ALTON — The Edwardsville softball team opened the postseason on a dominating note.

The top-seeded Tigers exploded for six runs in the bottom of the third inning and added five more runs in the fourth inning on the way to an 11-0 victory over No. 8 Springfield High on Wednesday afternoon in the semifinals of the Class 4A Alton Regional.

The game ended after four and a half innings due to the 10-run rule.

EHS, which improved to 20-3, advances to the regional final at 11 a.m. Saturday.

The Tigers will play either fourth-seeded Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin or fifth-seeded Alton, who will square off in the other semifinal at 4:30 p.m. today.

The big third inning for the Tigers included a two-run double by Mackenzie Owens.

Anna Burke had a two-run triple in the fourth inning.

Burke extended her hitting streak to 11 games, during which she has batted .718 (27 for 39) with 19 RBIs.

Edwardsville had eight hits, including two apiece by Owens and Burke. Burke had a pair of triples while Burke, Lexi Gorniak and Owens each had two RBIs.

Taryn Brown and Kay Swanson each drove in a run for the Tigers.

Jordyn Henricks picked up the win for EHS, shutting out the Senators on hit over five innings. Henricks struck out five and walked two.